Brenda Crabtree is the First Nations Coordinator at the Emily Carr Institute and holds a BA and MA in Cultural Anthropology. She belongs to the Spuzzum
Band and has both Nlaka'pamux
and Stó:lō ancestry. Her weaving focuses on traditional fibers such as inner cedar bark, cedar roots, spruce roots, and wool. She has been instrumental in assisting with the Institute's First Nations Awareness Day, developing scholarship programs, developing workshops in First Nations Studio Art, Design and Technology, and raising the Institute's profile through such events as the mentorship pole-carving program with Rick Harry.